ONE TRIP / TWO POSSIBILITIES

Which mountain gets your winter trip?

Compare two alternatives for the same ski days. Start with the season ahead, check access, then price the whole journey.

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OPTION A · 5 SKI DAYS

Alta

December 2026–February 2027

1. The season ahead

NOAA seasonal probability bands

Precipitation: Equal chances

Temperature: Equal chances

Issued Aug 20, 2026 · Use before Sep 17, 2026 (UTC)

NOAA source map ↗

Regional temperature and precipitation signals, not snowfall totals or your ski-week forecast. NOAA percentages are lower edges of probability bands; equal chances favors no category. CanSIPS uses a coarse 1° grid, and rounded percentages may not sum to 100. NOAA bands and CanSIPS category probabilities use different displays; do not rank mountains by comparing those percentages.

What is normal at Alta? Monthly climate baseline

NOAA’s 1991–2020 station normals put seasonal outlooks in context. These are historical averages, not this winter’s forecast or the exact regional thresholds used by NOAA’s outlook. Seasonal precipitation odds cannot be converted into inches of snow.

ALTA, UT US · 8,710 ft station elevation · 2.3 km from our mountain map point. Conditions vary across the ski area; no summit or elevation adjustment is applied.

Monthly station normals · °F and inches
MonthNormal highNormal lowSnowfall total
Jan30.7°FStandard · 30 years15.0°FStandard · 30 years74.7″Provisional · 15 years
Feb30.7°FStandard · 29 years15.4°FStandard · 30 years81.2″Provisional · 15 years
Mar36.8°FStandard · 29 years20.2°FStandard · 29 years71.4″Provisional · 15 years
Apr42.3°FStandard · 28 years24.8°FStandard · 28 years50.0″Provisional · 12 years
May52.6°FStandard · 30 years33.4°FStandard · 30 years15.9″Provisional · 16 years
Jun64.4°FStandard · 30 years42.2°FStandard · 29 years4.4″Provisional · 22 years
Jul72.9°FStandard · 30 years50.3°FStandard · 29 years0.0″Standard · 27 years
Aug71.3°FStandard · 29 years49.1°FStandard · 29 years0.0″Standard · 24 years
Sep62.2°FStandard · 29 years41.1°FStandard · 29 years2.6″Provisional · 23 years
Oct49.5°FStandard · 29 years31.0°FStandard · 29 years24.4″Provisional · 17 years
Nov37.4°FStandard · 30 years20.7°FStandard · 30 years53.9″Provisional · 11 years
Dec30.2°FStandard · 29 years14.5°FStandard · 29 years79.8″Provisional · 12 years

Years show contributing records, not a promise of 30 complete years. Standard: at least 24 years; missing months may be filled. Representative: at least 10 years with gaps filled using nearby stations. Provisional: at least 10 years with gaps unfilled. Estimated: statistically estimated from shorter records. Nonzero values rounded to zero retain that source flag.

NOAA station USC00420072 · source CSV ↗ · Methods & quality flags ↗ · Reviewed 2026-09-14

2. Check lift access

Choose a pass above to see reviewed access, or compare passes below.

Review lift-access rules → Access reviewed 2026-09-08; current through 2026-09-21 (UTC).

Pass context is for one skier; your group may hold different passes. Enter the group’s confirmed lift cost below. A pass selection does not automatically make that cost zero.

3. Your group’s trip budget

Complete all five costs with valid amounts to calculate this option.

Choose Alta: plan lift access →

Opens only Alta, 5 days, for one skier. Check each group member’s pass and add exact dates there.

OPTION B · 5 SKI DAYS

Winter Park

December 2026–February 2027

1. The season ahead

NOAA seasonal probability bands

Precipitation: 33%+ Wetter than normal

Temperature: Equal chances

Issued Aug 20, 2026 · Use before Sep 17, 2026 (UTC)

NOAA source map ↗

Regional temperature and precipitation signals, not snowfall totals or your ski-week forecast. NOAA percentages are lower edges of probability bands; equal chances favors no category. CanSIPS uses a coarse 1° grid, and rounded percentages may not sum to 100. NOAA bands and CanSIPS category probabilities use different displays; do not rank mountains by comparing those percentages.

What is normal at Winter Park? Monthly climate baseline

NOAA’s 1991–2020 station normals put seasonal outlooks in context. These are historical averages, not this winter’s forecast or the exact regional thresholds used by NOAA’s outlook. Seasonal precipitation odds cannot be converted into inches of snow.

WINTER PARK, CO US · 9,095 ft station elevation · 3.6 km from our mountain map point. Conditions vary across the ski area; no summit or elevation adjustment is applied.

Monthly station normals · °F and inches
MonthNormal highNormal lowSnowfall total
JanUnavailableUnavailable33.2″Standard · 26 years
FebUnavailableUnavailable30.8″Standard · 28 years
MarUnavailableUnavailable31.9″Standard · 27 years
AprUnavailableUnavailable31.5″Standard · 27 years
MayUnavailableUnavailable11.2″Standard · 26 years
JunUnavailableUnavailable1.0″Standard · 27 years
JulUnavailableUnavailable0.0″Standard · 27 years
AugUnavailableUnavailable0.0″Standard · 29 years
SepUnavailableUnavailable1.3″Standard · 29 years
OctUnavailableUnavailable14.2″Standard · 29 years
NovUnavailableUnavailable26.8″Standard · 24 years
DecUnavailableUnavailable32.1″Standard · 26 years

Years show contributing records, not a promise of 30 complete years. Standard: at least 24 years; missing months may be filled. Representative: at least 10 years with gaps filled using nearby stations. Provisional: at least 10 years with gaps unfilled. Estimated: statistically estimated from shorter records. Nonzero values rounded to zero retain that source flag.

NOAA station USC00059175 · source CSV ↗ · Methods & quality flags ↗ · Reviewed 2026-09-14

2. Check lift access

Choose a pass above to see reviewed access, or compare passes below.

Review lift-access rules → Access reviewed 2026-09-08; current through 2026-09-21 (UTC).

Pass context is for one skier; your group may hold different passes. Enter the group’s confirmed lift cost below. A pass selection does not automatically make that cost zero.

3. Your group’s trip budget

Complete all five costs with valid amounts to calculate this option.

Choose Winter Park: plan lift access →

Opens only Winter Park, 5 days, for one skier. Check each group member’s pass and add exact dates there.

Two options. One trip.

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